The Maritime Executive
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Video: U.S. Forces Hit Iranian Drone Carrier
U.S. forces have released new footage of a strike on one of Iran's "drone carriers," the converted merchant vessels that Iranian f...
Royal Caribbean Group Proposes Ship Repair Yard for Panama's Pacific Coast
Officials from Panama are responding positively to the concept of creating a shipyard on the Pacific coast of the country. Royal C...
Norwegian Takes Delivery on New Cruise Ship in Long-Term Growth Plan
Fincantieri and Norwegian Cruise Line celebrated the delivery of the Norwegian Luna, the second ship in the company’s Prima Plus c...
Iranian Bomb Boat Targeted Sonangol Tanker off Kuwait
New footage appears to suggest that Iranian forces used a drone boat to attack the tanker Sonangol Namibe off the coast of Kuwait....
North Korea Tests New Destroyer Ahead of Commissioning
North Korean state media is hailing the successful tests of the first ship in a new generation of destroyers ahead of the vessel’s...
Industry Weighs Risk to Seafarers, Balance Sheets in Hormuz Transits
As the security situation in the Gulf region remains dangerous for vessel transits, industry voices differ on the question of whet...
Spanish Authorities Chase Tug That Attempted to Sneak Away from Detention
The captain of the port of Las Palmas and the Maritime Authority in the Canary Islands reported that they had to chase down a tugb...
Bulker Struck by Russian Drone Departing Ukraine
Ukrainian officials are reporting that another commercial vessel was struck in Russia’s ongoing campaign against the export operat...
Iranian Navy Supply Ship Is Seeking Refuge in Sri Lanka
Members of the Sri Lankan government confirmed during a session of parliament on Thursday, March 5, that an Iranian Navy supply sh...
Op-Ed: What's the Plan for the Strait of Hormuz?
The Straits of Hormuz are effectively closed. This has been achieved by dint of a relatively small number of attacks on all classe...